Proposed food stamp cuts will help program

11:43 PM,
Jun. 17, 2013

Casey Woodling

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Casey Woodling

There is hand-wringing in some circles over proposed cuts to food stamps in the House of Representatives' version of the farm bill, which proposes deeper cuts to the program than the Senate's version. Most of this hand-wringing is reactionary and unreasonable.

Some critics of the cuts try to worry us by saying that there will be almost $21 billion in benefits taken from hungry Americans. Who with a heart could condone this? Before we cry foul, though, we should put this figure in context.

First, the proposal is projected to cut about $21 billion from the federal food stamp tab over the next 10 ...